Very interesting as I heard a discussion about same on the radio this morning. The primary school in Clyde no longer gives their pupils homework. Imagine Finlay and Holly's reaction! I don't remember homework when I was at school until I went to secondary - and it was a huge shock to the system. So maybe it's good for habit forming. But it is hard to get them motivated to do school work at home. I don't think it's worth the stress.
i also heard an intersting article on National Station sunday morning regarding this. it mentioned that ministry of education has also done research that says "well meaning " parents can do more damage than good. it had those for and against. And talked about windsor school challenge ie doing after school activities. As with eileen it seems to be more stress than worth. but i am not a big believer in taking work home in the evenings either, to be productive you need down time. i think i would perfer kids to be doing after school activities that can help develop passions eg music, sport, arts that they will be able to use later in life for careers or in relaxation time, and helps to develop key social skills such as teamwork, reliability,and communication. (excuse small letters shift button playing up)
Ditto with the above. It is more stress than it is worth. Sometimes a lot of time and effort has gone into homework assignments yet little or no feed back is given to the students on it. Teachers must hate it as well! I think it is important to read every night. Homework could be work that was not finished at school...hence kids learn to be more productive during school time.
I'm with the others on this one. As a working parent, I would rather spend the little time I have with the kids doing things around home that teach them things. eg gardening, cooking, fixing the fence.... However, I do like having learning topics sent home once a term. eg. spelling lists, maths pointers etc. I would rather get a newsletter home once a week (like Kate does now) to find out what they are learning about and have talks about these things with the kids. It is good to know what they are learning and nice to talk about this at home, but doing homework every night doesn't appeal.
It dependes on the child. I find homework can be useful to see how my children are performing, especially as they get older, and there is not much feedback from the school.
With the younger children, a reading book and a few spelling word is sufficient. These take up little time for the child and parent. It is important for children to be children outside school hours. There are plenty of easy fun ideas to extend the childs reading, spelling and maths skills with out them realising. They also extend the parent/child relationship. Board games are just one of these. My children love these but sadly they remain unused during the week due to other homework requirements. With recent 3 way conferences pointing out areas where children could improve, maybe homework could centre around these areas, rather than current teacher suggestions.
Homework can cause more stress that it is worth for both patents and children, especially with the younger children. Generally they have to be reminded to do their homework again and again resulting in homework becoming an daily battle.
The younger children should get reading every night, as reading is the key to everything.
Older children (years 7 & 8) should get homework in preparation for high school. This should be practising work they have done during the day.
I'd have to agree with others who have made comment. I too think that "homework" is a good forum to finish off any work not completed during the day, or even perhaps a quick revision worksheet for maths, spelling etc.One exercise of one topic a night is plenty for junior & middle syndicate. I do also think that by years 6-7-8, they could benefit from an increased load to help ready them for High School. But, after school activities, in my mind, are a vital part of a child's holistic development. Schools need to remember that by the time the kids get home they've had 6 hours of having to conform & moderate their behaviour, concentrate & engage. So after school is an important time for them to "just be" - even kids need to unwind.
Very interesting as I heard a discussion about same on the radio this morning. The primary school in Clyde no longer gives their pupils homework. Imagine Finlay and Holly's reaction! I don't remember homework when I was at school until I went to secondary - and it was a huge shock to the system. So maybe it's good for habit forming. But it is hard to get them motivated to do school work at home. I don't think it's worth the stress.
ReplyDeletei also heard an intersting article on National Station sunday morning regarding this. it mentioned that ministry of education has also done research that says "well meaning " parents can do more damage than good. it had those for and against. And talked about windsor school challenge ie doing after school activities. As with eileen it seems to be more stress than worth. but i am not a big believer in taking work home in the evenings either, to be productive you need down time. i think i would perfer kids to be doing after school activities that can help develop passions eg music, sport, arts that they will be able to use later in life for careers or in relaxation time, and helps to develop key social skills such as teamwork, reliability,and communication. (excuse small letters shift button playing up)
ReplyDeleteDitto with the above. It is more stress than it is worth. Sometimes a lot of time and effort has gone into homework assignments yet little or no feed back is given to the students on it. Teachers must hate it as well! I think it is important to read every night. Homework could be work that was not finished at school...hence kids learn to be more productive during school time.
ReplyDeleteI'm with the others on this one. As a working parent, I would rather spend the little time I have with the kids doing things around home that teach them things. eg gardening, cooking, fixing the fence....
ReplyDeleteHowever, I do like having learning topics sent home once a term. eg. spelling lists, maths pointers etc. I would rather get a newsletter home once a week (like Kate does now) to find out what they are learning about and have talks about these things with the kids. It is good to know what they are learning and nice to talk about this at home, but doing homework every night doesn't appeal.
It dependes on the child. I find homework can be useful to see how my children are performing, especially as they get older, and there is not much feedback from the school.
ReplyDeleteWith the younger children, a reading book and a few spelling word is sufficient. These take up little time for the child and parent. It is important for children to be children outside school hours. There are plenty of easy fun ideas to extend the childs reading, spelling and maths skills with out them realising. They also extend the parent/child relationship. Board games are just one of these. My children love these but sadly they remain unused during the week due to other homework requirements. With recent 3 way conferences pointing out areas where children could improve, maybe homework could centre around these areas, rather than current teacher suggestions.
ReplyDeleteHomework can cause more stress that it is worth for both patents and children, especially with the younger children. Generally they have to be reminded to do their homework again and again resulting in homework becoming an daily battle.
ReplyDeleteThe younger children should get reading every night, as reading is the key to everything.
Older children (years 7 & 8) should get homework in preparation for high school. This should be practising work they have done during the day.
I'd have to agree with others who have made comment. I too think that "homework" is a good forum to finish off any work not completed during the day, or even perhaps a quick revision worksheet for maths, spelling etc.One exercise of one topic a night is plenty for junior & middle syndicate.
ReplyDeleteI do also think that by years 6-7-8, they could benefit from an increased load to help ready them for High School. But, after school activities, in my mind, are a vital part of a child's holistic development. Schools need to remember that by the time the kids get home they've had 6 hours of having to conform & moderate their behaviour, concentrate & engage. So after school is an important time for them to "just be" - even kids need to unwind.